The remains or traces of a plant or animal that lived in the past, usually preserved in sedimentary rock. Fossils have been found on every continent on Earth.
Solid remains or impression of life forms left in rocks and other such material
Skeletons, bones, shells, body parts, leaves, seeds, or impressions of such items that provide recognizable evidence of organisms that lived long ago.
Remains of ancient life, these are the basic sources of information to a paleontologist. These can be bones, shells, or teeth (or their impressions), impressions of plant stems and leaves, burrows, or tracks. Soft tissue is rarely preserved as a fossil. Not all fossils are dinosaur fossils. In fact, dinosaur fossils, although among the largest fossils, make up a small percentage of fossils studied. The most numerous fossils are invertebrates (without a backbone), such as animals with shells, and remains of plants.
what is left of living things from the past Some fossils are animal footprints.
Fossils are the remains and traces of plants and animals preserved in the geological record.
The remains of ancient plants or animals preserved over time by their natural surroundings.
Traces of the remains of prehistoric animals and plants.
preserved remains or impressions of plant and animal material (such as pollen, seeds, teeth, and bones), tracks, footprints, and shells.
Remains of organisms and creatures, buried by natural processes and preserved in rocks. They can be the remnants of the hard parts of animals (shells, bones) or imprints (traces, casts and mould). Soft body tissue is very rarely preserved.
A remnant, impression, or trace of an organism of past geologic ages that has been preserved in the earth's crust.
the hardened remains of a plant or animal of a former age
Remains or evidence of a living thing
the hardened remains or traces of an animal or plant of a former age.
The mineralised remains of plants and animals embedded in rocks.
The remains or traces of animals or plants which have been preserved by natural causes in the Earth's crust prior to historical times.
Any evidence of past life preserved in rocks.
Fossils are the preserved remains of dinosaurs and other ancient creatures that have turned to stone over the ages due to the pressure deep beneath the earth.
a remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age, such as a skeleton, embedded and preserved in the earth's crust - BACK
Fossils are the remains of ancient animals and plants, the traces or impressions of living things from past geologic ages, or the traces of their activities. Fossils can be used to make beautiful jewelry. Fossils came in many different mineral and organic forms, including plain-looking rocks, marble-like casts of ancient animals, opals, and amber (fossilized tree resin).
Fossils are the remains -- or the negative impressions -- of ancient creatures and plants that perished millions of years ago. Fossils have been found in neolithic burial sites in Europe. The ritual uses of fossils are ancient. They are the power tools of the Shaman used to amplify energy. As they are timeless they are worn to increase the lifespan. Amber and Jet are two other fossils I have included because of their magical powers. See also: amber and jet
The remains or imprints of plants and animals.
the preserved remains or traces of animals or plants that once lived on the earth.
An organic trace or remains of a once living organism buried by natural processes and subsequently preserved